Melvin Bunch
Melvin Lynn Bunch Jr.
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: November 4, 1971 in Texarkana, TX
High School: Liberty Eylau (Texarkana, TX)
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 15th round of the 1992 amateur draft.
Signed June 8, 1992. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 6, 1995
Final Game: June 25, 1999
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1995 23 KCR AL 1 3 .250 5.62 13 5 3 0 0 0 40.0 42 25 25 11 14 1 19 0 0 6 175 85 1.400 9.5 2.5 3.2 4.3 1.36
1999 27 SEA AL 0 0 11.70 5 1 4 0 0 0 10.0 20 13 13 3 7 0 4 0 0 0 55 43 2.700 18.0 2.7 6.3 3.6 0.57
2 Seasons 1 3 .250 6.84 18 6 7 0 0 0 50.0 62 38 38 14 21 1 23 0 0 6 230 70 1.660 11.2 2.5 3.8 4.1 1.10
162 Game Avg. 3 9 .250 6.84 51 17 20 0 0 0 142 176 108 108 40 60 3 65 0 0 17 652 70 1.660 11.2 2.5 3.8 4.1 1.10
KCR (1 yr) 1 3 .250 5.62 13 5 3 0 0 0 40.0 42 25 25 11 14 1 19 0 0 6 175 85 1.400 9.5 2.5 3.2 4.3 1.36
SEA (1 yr) 0 0 11.70 5 1 4 0 0 0 10.0 20 13 13 3 7 0 4 0 0 0 55 43 2.700 18.0 2.7 6.3 3.6 0.57

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1995 23 KCR AL 13 175 161 25 42 8 1 11 3 2 14 19 .261 .320 .528 .848 .237 85 0 0 0 0 1
1999 27 SEA AL 5 55 47 13 20 3 0 3 1 0 7 4 .426 .491 .681 1.172 .415 32 1 0 0 1 0
2 Seasons 18 230 208 38 62 11 1 14 4 2 21 23 .298 .361 .563 .923 .279 117 1 0 0 1 1
162 Game Avg. 51 652 589 108 176 31 3 40 11 6 60 65 .298 .361 .563 .923 .279 332 3 0 0 3 3
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1995 23 KCR AL 13 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 3 .400 0 1 0 0 2 40% 44 64 23 6 0 0 3 4.0 3.4 4.5 80 2 3 0 0 93
1999 27 SEA AL 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 40 40 40 1 1 0 1 6.0 9.0 2.7 65 1 0 0 0 65
2 Seasons 18 6 1 3 2 0 1 2 4 .333 0 1 0 0 2 33% 43 64 23 7 1 0 4 4.3 4.1 4.2 78 3 3 0 0 93
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1995 23 KCR AL 13 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 8 0.630 0 1 6 2 1 5 3 5 5 1 5 0 6.6 35
1999 27 SEA AL 5 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 6 0.396 1 0 3 0 0 4 2 2 3 1 3 0 5.5 41
2 Seasons 18 12 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 38% 0.574 1 1 9 2 1 9 5 7 8 2 8 0 6.3 37

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1995 23 KCR AL 175 58% 6.3% 10.9% 8.0% 11.4% 48% 0.44 0.55 75% 22% 12.6% 9% 14 0 0%
1999 27 SEA AL 55 49% 5.5% 7.3% 12.7% 10.9% 30% 0.57 0.63 75% 16% 12.0% 11% 15 1 7%
2 Seasons 230 56% 6.1% 10.0% 9.1% 11.3% 42% 0.47 0.56 75% 20% 12.5% 10% 29 1 3%
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1st% 30% 30c 30s 02% 02c 02s 02h L/SO 3pK 4pW PAu Pitu Stru
1995 23 KCR AL 175 678 3.87 410 60% 22% 13% 31% 35% 78% 1% 47% 83% 58% 4% 7 3 18% 31 10 0 21% 4 3 0 0 0
1999 27 SEA AL 55 227 4.13 131 58% 32% 11% 24% 34% 68% 0% 39% 84% 47% 0% 0 0 13% 7 2 0 50% 1 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons 230 905 3.93 541 60% 24% 12% 29% 34% 76% 1% 45% 84% 56% 3% 7 3 17% 38 12 0 26% 5 3 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1995 23 KCR AL 175 42 5 2 11 1 2 5 6 6 5 3 2 0 67% 2 6 0 50 3 2 60% 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
1999 27 SEA AL 55 20 1 0 3 0 4 2 1 2 1 7 4 1 57% 0 0 0 24 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 Seasons 230 62 6 2 14 1 6 7 7 8 6 10 6 1 60% 2 6 0 74 4 2 67% 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1995 23 1 3 .250 5.62 13 5 3 0 0 0 40.0 42 25 25 11 14 1 19 0 0 6 175 85 1.400 9.5 2.5 3.2 4.3 1.36 85
1996 24 1 3 .250 5.62 13 5 3 0 0 0 40.0 42 25 25 11 14 1 19 0 0 6 175 85 1.400 9.5 2.5 3.2 4.3 1.36 85
1997 25 1 3 .250 5.62 13 5 3 0 0 0 40.0 42 25 25 11 14 1 19 0 0 6 175 85 1.400 9.5 2.5 3.2 4.3 1.36 85
1998 26 1 3 .250 5.62 13 5 3 0 0 0 40.0 42 25 25 11 14 1 19 0 0 6 175 85 1.400 9.5 2.5 3.2 4.3 1.36 85
1999 27 1 3 .250 6.84 18 6 7 0 0 0 50.0 62 38 38 14 21 1 23 0 0 6 230 70 1.660 11.2 2.5 3.8 4.1 1.10 70

Neutralized Pitching

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1995 23 1 3 .250 5.20 45.0 47 29 26 12 16 21 0 1.400 9.4 3.2 4.2 1.31 2.4 13
1999 27 0 1 .000 10.80 10.0 19 13 12 3 7 4 0 2.600 17.1 6.3 3.6 0.57 2.7 5
2 Seasons 1 4 .200 6.22 55.0 66 42 38 15 23 25 0 1.618 10.8 4.1 1.09 2.5 18

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